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DaveM
I recently upgraded my PC as I mentioned in this thread Computer specs. This is the first time I have had a SSD installed on any of my computers and the difference is stunning compared to the normal HD.
The difference really became apparent when I needed to recover data off my old HD and needed to boot from it. I installed the old drive as a second drive booted from it. I could not believe how long it took to boot-up on the same computer. Then when I opened outlook it also took some time to load where as on the SSD it is almost instantaneous.
So what exactly is a SSD and why does it work so much faster than the normal HD?
Like a memory stick, there are no moving parts to an SSD. Rather, information is stored in microchips. Conversely, a hard disk drive uses a mechanical arm with a read/write head to move around and read information from the right location on a storage platter. This difference is what makes SSD so much faster.
They still are rather pricey but it would be well worth you money to get a smaller capacity drive just to load your OS and application onto and have your data stored on a second normal HD
The difference really became apparent when I needed to recover data off my old HD and needed to boot from it. I installed the old drive as a second drive booted from it. I could not believe how long it took to boot-up on the same computer. Then when I opened outlook it also took some time to load where as on the SSD it is almost instantaneous.
So what exactly is a SSD and why does it work so much faster than the normal HD?
Like a memory stick, there are no moving parts to an SSD. Rather, information is stored in microchips. Conversely, a hard disk drive uses a mechanical arm with a read/write head to move around and read information from the right location on a storage platter. This difference is what makes SSD so much faster.
They still are rather pricey but it would be well worth you money to get a smaller capacity drive just to load your OS and application onto and have your data stored on a second normal HD